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Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa

Portuguese politician and academic, former President of Portugal · Portugal · Politicians · Born 1948 · age 77

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Portugal's president for a decade, but the unusual part is the résumé before the palace: law professor, TV pundit, journalist, parliamentarian, cabinet minister - a man who talked about power in every register before holding its highest office.

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A life in dates

2023Order of HonourAwardOrder of the Southern CrossAward2019Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun of PeruAwardOrder of Stara PlaninaAwardOrder of the Cross of Terra MarianaAward2018Collar of the Order of Charles IIIAwardGolden Key of MadridAwardNational Maltese Order of MeritAward2017Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian RepublicAwardOrder of Amilcar Cabral 1st ClassAward2016Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IXAwardGrand Cross of the Legion of HonourAward2005Grand Cross of the Order of Prince HenryAward1994Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the SwordAward1948Born12 December 1948

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Awards

Order of the Southern Cross2023
Order of Honour2023
Decoration for Exceptional Merits2020
Order of Stara Planina2019
Order of the Cross of Terra Mariana2019
Grand Cross, Special Class of the Order of the Sun of Peru2019
Grand Star of the Decoration for Services to the Republic of Austria2019
Golden Key of Madrid2018
National Maltese Order of Merit2018
Grand Order of King Tomislav2018
Collar of the Order of Charles III2018
Order of the Republic of Serbia2017
Knight Grand Cross with Collar of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic2017
Grand Cross of the Order of the Redeemer2017
Order of Amilcar Cabral 1st Class2017
Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic2016
Grand Cross of the Legion of Honour2016
Collar of the Order of Pope Pius IX2016
Grand Cross of the Order of Prince Henry2005
Commander of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword1994
Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Netherlands Lion
Order of the Gold Lion of the House of Nassau
Honorary Doctorate of the University of Porto
Grand Cross of the Sash of the Three Orders
Order of Merit
Order of Boyacá
Order of Agostinho Neto
Order of Amilcar Cabral
Order of Prince Yaroslav the Wise, 1st class

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Born December 12, 1948, Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa moved through Portuguese public life in layers. He was a legal scholar and law professor, then a journalist and political analyst - the kind who explained the game on television. He served as a parliamentarian in the Assembly of the Republic and later as a government minister, always under the Social Democratic Party banner. In 2016 he became president of Portugal, suspending his party membership to do it. He held the role for ten years, until 2026, a stretch that made him both ceremonial head and lived-in presence.

Country
Portugal
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 77

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